Bitten

Chapter 28

"Aunt May, I need your help." I asked her as I slid into view sideways like in the movies. She looked at me.

A few hours later, I got a nice charcoal grey suit. "How do I look?" "Like your father when he was younger." May replied. I smiled back.

I had May drop me off at Liz's house at night. I was nervous. Okay you can do this Parker. Come on Spider-Man. I rang the doorbell and smiled. Well, my smile quickly vanished when I saw who opened the door. Vulture. Oh my god. I'm gonna die tonight. I have a feeling that this is going to happen. "You must be Peter. Come inside. Liz is upstairs getting ready." Vulture said. I just nodded and followed him inside. He closed the door behind me.
"So, Liz tells me that you are the smartest guy in the school. Is that true?" He asked. I nodded and shrugged. "I guess I mean I don't think I'm that smart. I mean I know I'm smart, that's something I received from my mother." I said keeping my eyes frozen on his. "You sure seem nervous Peter." "Um no. Just uh you know father and his daughter's date tension." "Ah. You got nothing to worry kid." I nodded again. "Wow." Vulture exclaimed peering past me. Liz walked up to me in a dress. I was so fixated on Vulture that I sort of ignored Liz. "Is that for me?" Liz asked. She was talking about the corsage I bought her. I handed it to her without looking away from Vulture. My heart was pounding. Liz's father is Vulture. My date. To homecoming. Is the daughter. Of my enemy. He doesn't know about me, right? I hope not.

After pictures were taken, we headed to the dance. Liz's dad drove us there. "Oh, Peter works at the Stark internship. He gets to work alongside Spider-Man and Iron Man." "Oh really? Spider-Man huh? What's he like?" "Oh...uh he's a good guy. Nice man." I said nervous. Vulture was glancing back in the rearview mirror. "Must have been pretty neat to hang out with Spider-Man." "Yep." "I've seen you around, right? I mean, somewhere. We've - have we ever? Because even the voice..."

"Uh no. We've never met." "Peter was at the Decathlon well actually he wasn't. Yeah, Peter is probably trying to do one of his disappearing acts." "What? What are you talking about?" "You didn't even come to my party, Spider-Man told me your aunt was sick. So I called her and she had no idea what I was talking about." "Uh...really? Odd." Vulture kept constantly looking back at me. "Then there was the Decathlon, and the pool. I'm surprised you even showed up to go to the dance." Liz said. I could feel my face blush and I could also feel the stare of Vulture on me.

We arrived at the school. "You go ahead Liz. I'm going to give Peter the ol' dad talk." He said looking in the rearview mirror. "Don't let him intimidate you." Liz said to me. I odded. Liz got out of the car and headed inside. Vulture turned and looked at me. He had a handgun in his right hand. "Look, you saved my daughter's life and I thank you for that. Spider-Man. So I'm to warn you. Don't mess with me. If you interfere with my business again, I'll kill you. I'll kill you dead. That's what I'd do to protect my family. If you don't listen to me. I'll kill everyone you love starting with Cassie and then your aunt, then your friends, and so on. I've got a new business partner. If you mess with me one last time. He will hunt you down and tear the flesh from your bones. Now...I just saved your life. What do you say?" "Thank you." "You're welcome. Now get in there and show my daughter a good time." He said. I nodded and got out of the car and stood on the sidewalk silent and completely shocked as the car pulled away.